1. The origin of wontons: 1. Wontons (Chinese Pinyin: hún tún or hún tun softly; Cantonese: w?n3 t?n1, pronounced the same as "wonton"; Shandong dialect: hún dùn; English name: wonton) are Chinese

One of the traditional pasta dishes of the Han nationality, it is stuffed with thin dough and is usually cooked and eaten with soup.

Originated from northern China.

So wontons are a traditional snack in northern China.

2. Historical evolution: "Dialect" written by Yang Xiong of the Western Han Dynasty mentioned that "cake is called wonton". Wonton is a kind of cake. The difference is that wonton is filled with stuffing and eaten after steaming; if it is cooked with soup, it is called "soup".

cake".

The ancient Chinese believed that this was a sealed bun without seven orifices, so it was called "hunton". According to the rules of Chinese character creation, it was later called "wonton".

At this point, there is no difference between wontons and dumplings.

Dumplings have not changed significantly over thousands of years, but wontons have been developed in the south and have an independent style.

Starting from the Tang Dynasty, the names of wontons and dumplings were officially distinguished.

3. The origin of the theory of the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty. In the past, there was a saying in old Beijing that "Winter Solstice Wonton and Summer Solstice Noodles" were used.

According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Huns from the north often harassed the frontiers and the people had no peace.

At that time, there were two leaders in the Xiongnu tribe, the Hun clan and the Tun clan, who were very ferocious.

The people hated it so much that they used meat fillings to wrap it into wontons and called them "wontons" after taking the sounds of "hun" and "tun".

He eats his hatred and hopes to quell the war and live a peaceful life.

Because wontons were first made on the winter solstice, every household eats wontons on the winter solstice.

Since the development of wonton, it has become a famous snack with many names, different preparations, delicious flavor, spread all over the country, and deeply loved by people.

Wonton has many names. Most places such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang call it wonton, while Guangdong calls it wonton, Hubei calls it Baomian, Jiangxi calls it Qingtang, Sichuan calls it Chaoshou, Xinjiang calls it Ququ, etc.

There is another saying in Taoism: On the day of the winter solstice, there are grand Dharma gatherings in various Taoist temples in the capital.

Taoist priests recited sutras and raised the table to celebrate the birthday of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Taoism believes that Yuanshi Tianzun symbolizes the first century when chaos is not divided and Taoism is not manifested.

Therefore, there is a folk custom of eating wontons.

"Yanjing Chronicles" says: "The shape of husband's wonton is like a chicken egg, which is quite similar to the chaos of heaven and earth, so it is eaten during the winter solstice." In fact, "wonton" and "chaos" are homophonic, so people will extend the idea of ??eating wonton.

To break the chaos and open up the world.

Later generations no longer explained its original meaning, and only spread the proverb "Winter Solstice Wonton and Summer Solstice Noodles", treating it simply as a seasonal diet.

Eating wontons in many places in my country has the custom of eating wontons during the winter solstice.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an (now Hangzhou) also had the custom of eating wontons every winter solstice.

Zhou Mi from the Song Dynasty said that Lin'an people eat wontons during the winter solstice to worship their ancestors.

It was only in the Southern Song Dynasty that the custom of eating wontons to worship ancestors during the Winter Solstice became popular in my country.

Since its development, wonton has become a famous snack with many names, different preparations, delicious flavor, and is loved by people all over the country. There are many special wontons in various places that are well received by diners. The famous one is Chengdu Long Chaoshou.

There are many varieties of Chaoshou in restaurants, with thin skin and tender fillings, and delicious soup; Chongqing's Guoqiao Chaozhou is exquisite in wrapping and pinching, with a variety of seasonings, and can be dipped in seasonings; Shanghai's Old Town God's Temple Songyunlou Three Fresh Wontons, with fillings

The ingredients are exquisite, with thin skin and filling, and delicious color; Ququ from Urumqi, Xinjiang, is stuffed with mutton, has thin skin and tender filling, and the soup is clear and delicious, etc.

Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Fu Chai of Wu defeated the State of Yue and captured King Gou Jian of Yue alive. He obtained many gold and silver treasures, especially after acquiring the peerless beauty Xi Shi.

When the Winter Solstice came this year, the King of Wu accepted the worship of hundreds of officials as usual, and there was singing and dancing inside and outside the palace.

Unexpectedly, during the banquet, he was tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and he felt unhappy and refused to eat.

Xi Shi saw all this, and she took the opportunity to run into the imperial kitchen, kneading the dough and rolling out the dough, hoping to make a new type of snack to express her feelings.

After turning the leather into several patterns in her hands, she finally made a dustpan-style snack.

Put it into boiling water for a moment, and the snacks will float to the surface one by one.

She put it into a bowl, added fresh soup, sprinkled onions, garlic, pepper, dripped with sesame oil, and presented it to King Wu.

When King Wu tasted it, he found it extremely delicious. He ate a large bowl in one go and asked repeatedly: "What kind of snack is this?"

When asked, she responded casually: "wontons." From then on, this kind of snack became popular among the people under the name of "wontons".

Not only do people in Wuyue love to eat wontons on weekdays, but in order to commemorate Xi Shi’s wisdom and creation, they also set it as a special delicacy during the Winter Solstice Festival.

2. Wontons 1. Specialty Wontons If we compare wontons and dumplings, the wonton wrapper is a square with a side length of about 6 cm, or an isosceles trapezoid with a top side of about 5 cm and a base side of about 7 cm; the dumpling wrapper is about a diameter of

7cm round.

The wonton skin is thin and becomes transparent when cooked.

Because of this difference in thickness, equal amounts of wontons and dumplings are boiled in boiling water. It takes less time to cook the wontons. In the process of cooking the dumplings, cold water needs to be added three times, and the so-called "three sinks and three floats" can be ensured to be cooked.

Wontons focus on soup, while dumplings focus on dipping.